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A secret bunker hidden deep within the deserts of New Mexico is
reported to be the "alien space cathedral" of the Church of
Scientology, according to the author of a new book on
Scientology.

The site is marked by a large symbol etched onto the desert
floor: two diamonds surrounded by a pair of overlapping circles,
according to the British newspaper
The Sun. A private airstrip, built to serve the controversial
church's leaders, is within walking distance of the symbol.

The entire complex is located near Mesa Huerfanita, N.M., roughly
two-hour's drive from Santa Fe, N.M., and three hours north of
Roswell, N.M., site of numerous purported UFO
sightings, according to The Sun.

The Sun report, penned by BBC journalist (and author) and
Scientology debunker John Sweeney, claims the church designed
the underground site to withstand a nuclear holocaust. Hidden
within the complex's vaults are titanium caskets that hold gold
disks inscribed with the original texts of Scientology founder L.
Ron Hubbard, according to the
Daily Mail.

Best known for its celebrity members like
Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley, scientology "is
a religion that offers a precise path leading to a complete and
certain understanding of one’s true spiritual nature and one’s
relationship to self, family, groups, Mankind, all life forms,
the material universe, the spiritual universe and the Supreme
Being," according to the organization's website.

The symbols seen on the desert floor are reportedly there to help
guide such Scientologists returning to Earth after fleeing the
planet to escape a future "Armageddon," writes the Daily Mail.

The Church of Scientology did not respond to requests for
comment, according to the Daily Mail. Sweeney's new book "The
Church of Fear: Inside the Weird World of Scientology"
(Silvertail Books), is scheduled to be published in January 2013.